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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Nightfall by PW Creighton

Tour wide
giveaway is an autographed paperback version of Nightfall and a copy of
Connor's pendant at the end of the tour (picture to the right).

ENTER
BELOW!!!

Nightfall

By PW
Creighton

Blurb:

Three
years after everyone important to Connor Maitland was murdered by a fanatical
cult he is still attempting to put his life back together. Accompanied by his
ex-girlfriend and business partner, Alison Herne, he is making a living as a
jack-of-all-trades running a security company, sailing charters, and even
photographing weddings out of Dolliber Cove, Massachusetts. Connor’s world is
finally coming back together until they find one of Alison’s ghost hunter
friends murdered.

When a
childhood love he thought was dead, appears on his doorstep during their
investigation, Connor is forced to confront memories he convinced himself were
the delusions of a man deep into grief. They are being stalked by a mysterious
man who appears to know far too many of their secrets. After Alison is almost
killed confronting her occult past, it is impossible for Connor to deny the
connection between the cases. Someone is attempting to end Connor’s life and
the lives of all those who surround him.

The
crazed rantings of the murderous cult may be the key to his survival.

As with any
story, as it evolves going through revisions and subsequent edits certain
elements end up on the cutting room floor. Scenes that have been cut may not be
bad but they’re just not as integral or important to include in the story any
longer. Here are a few of the deleted scenes that just didn’t quite make the
cut for Nightfall.

The House

In the opening
of Nightfall Alison and Connor are driving down a back road when they receive a
call to confirm their analysis of the Bed and Breakfast that they are currently
hired to set up a security system. Connor is lost in memories of the cult
attack when the call snaps him out of it and they are forced to return to the
site. On-site Connor is checking on the system while a storm is thundering
overhead and Alison is impatiently waiting outside. After a bit of an argument
Connor and Alison head off into the night while a shadow figure watches them
leave.

In this scene it
does add a bit of foreshadowing and sets a good tone, the scene felt a little
out of place and only broke up the pacing in the opening. It just wasn’t strong
enough to keep in the finished edition of Nightfall.

The Date

Early in the
story we find Connor fixated on the night that the cult attacked and killed
everyone important to him. Through his memories Connor relives the start of
that night. He is on a date with his high school crush when his brother Alex
walks up to their table in surprise and talks to them for a moment before he
witnesses something in the club that alarms him.

Alex flees the club and Connor
excuses himself to follow after him. When Connor enters the back alley he
encounters the cults attempt to kill him and is seriously injured before being
knocked unconscious.

This scene still
is one of my favorite scenes for the series. It shows what happened that night
at the club, why Connor is disturbed by the cult and why he believes in the
paranormal. This was a very strong scene but it gave a bit too much away too
early in the series so it had to be dropped from Nightfall. Keep an eye out for
it later in the series.

Beverly/Hospital

Another early
scene sees one of the main characters walking down a street in Beverly at
sunset. As they are lost in thought about the events a car swerves up on the
curb and hits them. After paramedics and police the scene continues at the
hospital where they ponder on what they should do, they witness a shadowy
figure watching them from the corner of the room. Before the figure does
anything a nurse enters and the shadow figure disappears.

This scene was very strong for setting up
the tone and developing the character arc but it also revealed too much too
quickly and was subsequently pulled because it hinted too much at events later
in the series.

These are just a
few of the scenes that were cut from Nightfall. Most scenes like these were cut
because they revealed too much, too soon in the series. This doesn’t mean these
scenes are gone for good, and with the Nightfall series it’s a safe bet that
you’ll find these scenes at the right spot in the series.

Originally
from California, PW moved frequently, living in many places including Vermont,
Tennessee and currently New York where PW took his interest in adventure to
college earning a Bachelors in Folklore Anthropology, Archaeology and Art
Studio. After his work was displayed in gallery exhibits and television
documentaries, he returned to college for his MSEd as a Communications
Specialist in Media Production. Between rock climbing, sailing and
investigations, there's barely enough time in the day but it's all a modern
adventure.